University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked No. 1 for the 10th year.

The list, based on academic quality and affordability, is great if you’re looking at colleges this year. In addition to the rankings, if you click on the name of the college, it shows you interesting data on the school including tuition cost and fees, room and board, how many students took the SATs and ACTs, total enrollment, graduation rates, etc.

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Having had two kids go through private colleges,public is so appealing! But,do not assume that they are always cheaper or a better value which is why these lists are so useful. I also like the idea of a junior college and then transfer-often can be cheaper due to the ease of living home for at least two years. We have student loans that will exist past the choosing of our caskets!